From walking the beat to the WWI killing fields Dot Whittington tells the story of one of a large contingent of Irishmen who shaped the ranks of the Queensland police Lifestyle by Dorothy Whittington Premium Content Subscriber only Stationed at Roma St in 1914, Irishman Patrick Devine had only a brief connection to the Queensland police force before signing up with the Australian Imperial Force and setting off to the battlefields of France. But although his time was short, it was significant - he was part of the migration of Irish policemen who filled and shaped the ranks of the Queensland police force, and one of the many who left active duty to join the AIF.